Help me !! I&#x27;m looking for a word..

it's synonyms, isn't it? :s-smilie:

Reply 2

datr

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Are you sure you don't mean synonym?

Edit: Are you thinking of hyponym?

Reply 3

Marcus55

The only word I can think of would be, as you've already said, synonym. I don't think there is another word. But then again I could be wrong.

Reply 4

Muppety_Kid

Sahds

Hello everyone. There's a word im looking for that describes different words which share similar meanings. I know there's one that exists.. acronym..synonym, none of those. I need it for a piece of work im strating. I'd appreciate your help. Or it might just be my imaginantion, and the word might not exist. :redface:

thanks!

Different words that share similar meanings?

The closest I can think of is "synonym" (different words with the same meaning, e.g. "small" and "little"), but you said it's not that.

An antonym is the opposite of a synonym (e.g. "big" is an antonym of "small").

An acronym is a series of letters that stands for something (e.g. TSR).

Are you thinking of "homophone"? Two words that sound the same but have different meanings (e.g. "see" and "sea").

Or it could be a homonym...two words spelled the same but with different meanings ("bark" and "bark").

Sorry I can't be of more help, but I don't think there is another word, other than "synonym". :s-smilie:

EDIT: datr may be right - here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponym

In linguistics, a hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic range is included within that of another word. For example, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, and crimson are all hyponyms of red (their hypernym), which is, in turn, a hyponym of colour.

Can you give us an example of how you were trying to use the word?

Reply 5

Sundous

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look up the word synonym in a thesaurus?

Reply 6

OP

ooh thankyou so much guys!! I didn't read the synonym definition properly and panicked! :redface:

Muppety kid- you are a star, u went through all that hassle! thanks :smile:

And everyone else, thanks. Sorry for wasting your time (lol)

Reply 7

Well, synonym is pretty much the only single world in the English language which means that -- so I guess that's it. :smile:

Reply 8

OP

jismith1989

Well, synonym is pretty much the only single world in the English language which means that -- so I guess that's it. :smile:

thanks!

Reply 9

OP

i have a dilemma. i need synonyms of WORK or words relating to work. So i need four words, one starting with each letter of work. Is that possible?

Reply 10

Sahds

i have a dilemma. i need synonyms of WORK or words relating to work. So i need four words, one starting with each letter of work. Is that possible?

There are quite a few synonyms of work, but I don't think you'll be able to find any beginning with those letters. I can't think of anything for K or another W. Is this homework you've been set?

Reply 11

Occupation is the obvious one for O. You could perhaps have wage-labour for W. That's about it for those letters though.

Reply 12

DisgruntledMoth

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W age
O ccupation
R ota
K ...nowledge

?

They're not synonyms, but they sort of relate.

Reply 13

DisgruntledMoth

W age
O ccupation
R ota
K ...nowledge

?

Well, they are all somewhat related to the world of work, but only occupation is in fact a synonym of work -- i.e. means the same as. If that's what you wanted though, that's great.

Reply 14

DisgruntledMoth

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jismith1989

Well, they are all somewhat related to the world of work, but only occupation is in fact a synonym of work -- i.e. means the same as. If that's what you wanted though, that's great.

Well she did say "or words relating to work".

Reply 15

DisgruntledMoth

Well she did say "or words relating to work".

Oh, she did indeed. Ignore me then: good answer. :smile:

Reply 16

OP

yay! thats great. Its not homework, im writing some poetry, its got to be about work-namely schoolwork i guess but the recommendations are top stuff. Thanks! Its going to have four verses, each about a particular word beginning with the corresponding letter, hence why i am asking you guys for ideas :smile:

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Muppety_Kid